A tense standoff in downtown Manchester on Thursday closed several roads near City Hall as police tried to talk down a despondent man from his 11th-floor apartment window.

The 42-year-old man dangled out his window at times during the nearly two-hour standoff looking like he was ready to let go.

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"At various points, we had good dialogue going with him, trying to get him to come out, get him some help, but he refused the whole time," said Sgt. Mark Sanclemente.

Police said they had been called to the apartment in the Carpenter Center 11 days ago when the same man sat in his window and threatened to jump. When they arrived that time, he had left.

On Thursday, the man had barricaded his door, and negotiators were called after his family tried but couldn't talk him away from the window.

A crowd of 50 or more watched as police tried to get the man to move away from the window. Officers using a camera from a neighboring apartment determined that the man had a knife.

"We utilized the camera to see under the door, and we were able to see that on camera, he was holding it with two hands against his chest," Sanclemente said.

The man eventually noticed that police were using a camera, and he put a mattress against the window.

After about an hour-and-a-half, a SWAT team moved in and knocked down the man's door.

"And when we were confronted with him, he fought with the officers," Sanclemente said. "A Taser was used to subdue him, which it did immediately. We were able to handcuff him and take him into custody."

Police said the man, believed to be depressed, was taken by ambulance to Elliot Hospital for an evaluation and treatment of minor injuries. Police said he isn't facing any charges at this time.